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of Prof. Christy, and he hoped this would be followed by others of other 

 varieties of trees. 



Trimble Sweet Corn. 



Dr. Trimble. — I have just received from Mr. David B. Dickinson, of Liv- 

 ingston, Essex county, N. J., several bushels of corn from seed tiiat has 

 been spoken of in the Club. I wish to present it to the American Institute 

 Farmers' Club for distribution. 



The fav^orable notice given of this sweet coin two years ago, in the 

 reports of the Club published in the New York Tribune, brought me so 

 many letters requesting a few grains of the seed, that my little supply was 

 soon exhausted; but still the letters came, giving me a very troublesome 

 correspondence. Most of these letters contained money, and as it had to 

 be returned, I had to write an explanation. 



A year ago last summer, I resolutely reserved for seed about one-fourth 

 of all I had planted in the garden for the family, much to the annoyance of 

 some of the members; and after supplying a great number of correspond- 

 ents, friends and neighbors, I gave Mr. Dickinson enough to plant about 

 an acre. 



That acre was well managed, and produced between thirty and forty 

 bushels, but unfortunately, the gi'eater part of it was spoiled by the 

 weather. The ground had been so wet in the spring that it could not be 

 planted till very late. We had six weeks of such parching drought in the 

 summer, that it did not come to its growth till too late to glaze or ripen, 

 and then the fall \vas very wet, almost no sunshine. Seed containing so 

 much mucilage or sugar, requires much care in such weather, and the 

 farmer not knowing this, managed it as he did other corn, and found after 

 one of the long continued rains that it was sadly moulded; but by great 

 care he has managed to save enough to supply a good many thousand 

 people if they will be satisfied with ten grains each. 



This corji was sent anonymously to my wife's father about fortj' years 

 ago, he supposed by some client who probably knew how much interest he 

 took in his garden. He distributed freely among his friends and neighbors. 

 I received it about twentj years ago from his brother-in-law, the late Gov- 

 Pennington, and by always Selecting for seed from that planting that 

 seemed to be the best, I think it has been improved. , 



1 plant in rows four feet apart, and one foot apart in the row; beginning 

 as soon as the ground is warm in April; and as soon as that is fairly up, 

 planting again, and so on till the fourth of July. We usually have it on 

 the table from early in August till the first of November, and would have 

 it three times a day if the garden was large enough to produce such a 

 supph'. 



I do not suppose this variety will be cultivated for the market; the ears 

 are too short, but as it produces two or three ears to the stalk, it is about 

 as productive as (jthcr kinds of sweet corn; but those who grow their own 

 vegetables will find this as much superior to that found on the tables of 

 hotels and eating houses, as the Marrowfats and Champions fresh from his 

 own garden, are to the peas bought in the markets. 



This is often called a th;inkless world. I have not found it so. Thanks 

 come to me from friends and neighbors constantly. I am receiving letters 



